24-Oct-2006 -- Driving in the highway Belém-Brasilia (BR 153) near the city of Santa Rita do Tocantins, we decided to make a second try to reach the confluence S11-W49. Early this year, we made a first attempt to go to this confluence but it was rainy season. The grass and bushes are tall in de CP area, and it was impossible to walk to that point before the sunset.
When the GPS showed the lowest distance to CP from the highway, about 10 km right, we entered a small dirt road well conserved but with some puddles of mud caused by the recent rains. There were cow pastures and forests. After some kilometers, the GPS indicated that the distance to CP began to increase.
We returned and take another trail. After a few kilometers, the GPS points in a straight line to the CP. At 2km before the point, we left that road and entered a narrow trail inside a dense bush, driving along a beautiful dam.
The path ended in an area closed with a fence, at 280 m to the CP. We left our truck and started walking to the target. No more than 10 minutes to get to the confluence. The area was full of native “pequi” bushes (Caryocar spp. - Caryocaraceae). We took some pictures and we got out before anybody could notice our presence.
Returning to Belém-Brasilia highway, we saw a lot of people selling “pequis”, a fruit appreciated in the culinary of Goiás, Tocantins and Mato Grosso states.